Honduras - Health

Public hospitals in Honduras do not have proper funding, are over-pressed with insufficient resources. Certain private medical facilities such as the CEMESA facility in San Pedro Sula and the Honduras Medical Center in Tegucigalpa are of good quality and offer medical care to foreign visitors. Private treatments, however, is costly.

Anthony’ Key Resort (AKR) in Roatan has its own medical clinic on-site, with the island’s only hyperbaric chamber.

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases:

Make sure you are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 before traveling to Honduras.

Yellow fever vaccination is required if arriving from countries where there is a risk of transmission of yellow fever (including Colombia and Panama amongst others).

Other vaccines are recommended like rubella, rabies, hepatitis A & B, and Typhoid.

Food and Water Concerns:

Dysentery and stomach parasites are a problem for those travelling inland.

Unfiltered water is not safe to drink but bottled water is cheap and widely available.

Mosquito-borne Diseases:

A national emergency in Honduras was declared last year (2021) due to an increase in Dengue Fever cases nationwide.

Because of the risks to pregnancy, travelers should consult the CDC Travelers’ Health website for the most current recommendations for Zika Virus.

It is also recommended that travelers going to certain areas of Honduras take prescription medicine to prevent malaria.

Prevention:

• Use a repellent containing 20%-30% DEET or 20% Picaridin on exposed skin. Re-apply according to manufacturer's directions.
• Wear neutral-coloured (beige, light grey) long-sleeved clothing.
• Pre-soak or spray outer layer clothing and gear with permethrin.
• Ensure that hatch and window screens work properly.

Other:

There is a hyperbaric decompression chamber on Roatán and there are decompression facilitates on the Bay Island of Utila.

Tuberculosis is also a concern. It is recommended to avoid any sick person.

Last updated:  January 2022